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Amulet (?) depicting the goddess Taweret

Standing figure of Taweret, striding with the left leg forward. The goddess is depicted with the head of a hippopotamus and the tail of a crocodile. Her headdress is broken, she wears a tripartite wig, and the muzzle is protruding. The belly is prominent, the arms are at sides. The feet rest on a rectangular base. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Provv. 5923
Metal / Iron
1.9 cm x 6.5 cm x 2.2 cm
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Unknown, 1824
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 04
Museo Egizio